Mars
NASA looks to SpaceX for Mars landing tips
Posted in Science on 22nd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
The powered landing capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 makes it a good test bed for studying how to land on Mars
MAVEN spacecraft provides look at Martian upper atmosphere
Posted in Science on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
MAVENs main mission is to study the effect of the Sun on the Martian atmosphere and has hit the ground running.
Mars One design not feasible, MIT researchers find
Posted in Business on 16th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
MIT researchers have developed a detailed settlement analysis tool to assess the feasibility of the Mars One plans to establish the first human colony on Mars by 2025.
Elon Musk believes colonizing Mars will save humanity
Posted in Science on 4th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Musk says that he's fighting to colonize Mars because he feels he must do all he can to keep the flame of humanity alive.
Four sites vie for European ExoMars landing
Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
The European Space Agency has identified the four locations on Mars where it could send a rover in 2018.